's not good for the long term. If you lose a pound a week you can keep that weight loss going, whereas if you're losing three or four pounds, the weight  will probably go back on."Do this instead: Only weigh yourself once a week. Look for long-term trends

and interval workouts. Begin with a 20-minute run and gradually build up to 40 minutes. Then start this plan.You've got...20 minutesYou should: Run hill repeatsThe strength required to run on inclines builds calorie-hungry muscle as much as hitting the weights

Runners are a busy bunch. Too often, we push back our speed, fitness or weight-loss goals when life gets in the way. The focused workouts over the following pages are designed to make you faster, stronger and fitter - in however many minutes you can

. GGWell, sure, it's not impossible. But a person who is overweight would be faster if he lost weight. Theoretically, a loss of about two pounds will increase speed by about a metre per minute of running. So if a runner runs a 5K in 20 minutes, a two

's not impossible. But a person who is overweight would be faster if he lost weight. Theoretically, a loss of about two pounds will increase speed by about a metre per minute of running. So if a runner runs a 5K in 20 minutes, a two-pound weight loss would make him

Born: Trelawney, JamaicaDOB: August 21, 1986 (24 years old)Height: 6ft 5"Weight: 95kgEvents: 100m, 200m, 4 x 100mClub: Racers Track ClubJuly 2003: Bolt wins the IAAF World Youth Championships in the 200m with a time of 20.40April 2004: Bolt turns

allies in the weight-loss war. Omitting sugar is an easy way to cut calories, but food manufacturers generally replace the sugars with calorie-free sweeteners, such as aspartame. And artificial sweeteners can backfire. One University of Texas study found